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If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.

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Thomas Jefferson

(1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President

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  • Bratter16
    . It’s paraphrased. The message remains the same.
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  • Jim Pratt
    Jim Pratt
    Not a true quote.
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Ha az emberek hagyják a kormánynak eldönteni, hogy milyen ételeket esznek és milyen gyógyszereket szednek, akkor testük hamarosan annyira sajnálom, mint azokban, akik zsarnokságban élnek.

se le persone lasciano che il governo decida quali alimenti mangiano e quali medicine assumono, i loro corpi saranno presto in uno stato tanto dispiaciuto quanto lo sono le anime di coloro che vivono sotto la tirannia.

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